289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
198 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
181 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
34 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1088 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
12 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
37 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
441 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
177 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3642 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2534 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
84 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1845 | Morohashi |
2926 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
83 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
87 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
81 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1794 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刀 【カタナ】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
- 小刀 【コガタナ】 (small) knife, short sword, small sword
- 太刀 【タチ】 long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai), large sword, straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier), guandao, Chinese glaive
Kun reading compounds
- 刀 【かたな】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀折れ矢尽きて 【かたなおれやつきて】 having exhausted every available means, having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
- 一刀 【いっとう】 sword, blade, single stroke
- 返す刀 【かえすかたな】 attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
- 剃刀 【かみそり】 razor
- オッカムの剃刀 【オッカムのかみそり】 Occam's razor, Ockham's razor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 ち、 と、 わき
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- espada
Portuguese
- espada
- sabre
- faca
French
- épée
- sabre
- couteau
3545 | 2001 Kanji |
2f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1722.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5200 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14745 | Morohashi |
930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1865 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4793.2 | Four corner code |
1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6839 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 麻布 【アサヌノ】 hemp cloth, linen
- 麻酔 【マスイ】 anaesthesia, anesthesia
- 大麻 【タイマ】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
- 胡麻 【ゴマ】 sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
- 麻雀 【マージャン】 mahjong, mah-jongg
Kun reading compounds
- 麻 【あさ】 cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant), hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute
- 麻布 【あさぬの】 hemp cloth, linen
- 大麻 【たいま】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
- 絹麻 【きぬあさ】 thin linen polished to appear like silk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あざ、 お
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- cáñamo
- lino
- entumecerse
Portuguese
- cânhamo
- linho
French
- chanvre
- lin
1829 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1118 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5390 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1480 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1924 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1508 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1529 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1630 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1938 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3878 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1995 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2694 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
47888 | Morohashi |
3125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
593 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1502 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
564 | 2001 Kanji |
3q8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-8 | SKIP code |
0029.4 | Four corner code |
1-43-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ebb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
86 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 理 【リ】 reason, principle, logic, general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon), the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
- 理科 【リカ】 science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science, science department (university), science course, science (as a school subject)
- 合理 【ゴウリ】 rationality
- 経理 【ケイリ】 accounting, administration (of money)
Kun reading compounds
- 理 【ことわり】 reason, logic, sense, natural way of things
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 おさむ、 さと、 さとる、 ただ、 ただし、 とおる、 に、 のり、 ひ、 まこと、 まさ、 まさし、 まろ、 みち、 よし
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- lógica
- razón
- preparar
Portuguese
- lógica
- arranjo
- razão
- justiça
- verdade
French
- logique
- principe
- raison
- justice
- vérité
333 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
220 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
95 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2942 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
104 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
217 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1361 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
143 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
241 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1321 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1220 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
271 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21014 | Morohashi |
970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
265 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
283 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
59 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
212 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
4f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
1611.4 | Four corner code |
1-45-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7406 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |